RazorSharks, Home Team Sports team up for Hoops Classic
January 3, 2007 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Rochester RazorSharks News Release
(Rochester, New York)...The defending American Basketball Association champion Rochester RazorSharks and Home Team Sports Magazine, a new high school sports publication, are teaming up to present the "RazorSharks/Home Team Sports Holiday Hoops Classic", a triple-header of basketball at The Blue Cross Arena on Monday, January 15 - Martin Luther King Day. The RazorSharks will host the Cape Cod Frenzy in an ABA game at 4:05 p.m., while the Webster Schroeder High School girl's team will play the Penfield High School squad at 1:30 p.m. A boy's high school match up of Greece Arcadia against Greece Olympia will begin at 6:30 p.m. following the RazorSharks game. The RazorSharks will also host a halftime tribute for Martin Luther King, Jr., the famous leader of the American civil rights movement, a political activist, and a Baptist minister.
"This will be an exciting all day event of pro and high school basketball", said Orest Hrywnak, Owner and General Manager of the RazorSharks. "We are proud to partner with Home Team Sports in bringing these four great high school teams to play in The Blue Cross Arena on a very special holiday."
For the price of a RazorSharks ticket, fans can see two high school basketball games sandwiched around the RazorSharks - Cape Cod ABA game. All students will be able to enjoy all three games for a special price of $5.25 - they should contact their school's athletic department for more information. Regular tickets are $9.50 for general admission, $16.50 for reserved and $26.50 for court side seats.
Holiday Hoops Classic Schedule - January 15
1:30 p.m. - Webster Schroeder HS Girls vs. Penfield HS Girls
4:05 p.m. - Rochester RazorSharks vs. Cape Cod Frenzy
6:30 p.m. - Greece Arcadia HS Boys vs. Greece Olympia HS Boys
Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.
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